Skills testing-gate
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testing-gate

Content revision r1 Safe ⚙️ External commands

Verify Testing Coverage Before Review

Teams often miss tests for critical paths during fast reviews. This skill guides Claude, Codex, and Claude Code through focused testing checks.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)
🥉 78 Bronze

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Review the Skillstore skill "testing-gate" from https://skillstore.io/skills/danielpodolsky-testing-gate.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/danielpodolsky-testing-gate/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.

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Test it

Using "testing-gate". A feature includes unit tests for the happy path and one edge case.

Expected outcome:

Testing gate passed. The review highlights covered behavior, names a key strength, and suggests one future improvement.

Using "testing-gate". A feature has no tests because the learner ran out of time.

Expected outcome:

Testing gate warning. The response explains why tests matter, asks what should be tested next, and allows review to continue.

Using "testing-gate". A feature has tests, but they only check implementation details.

Expected outcome:

Testing gate warning. The feedback explains the quality issue and suggests testing user-visible behavior instead.

Security Audit

Safe
v8 • 7/6/2026 Open versioned report

All ten static findings are false positives caused by Markdown formatting, response templates, and ordinary testing guidance. No evidence found of prompt injection, data exfiltration, network access, or instructions to execute commands.

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Files scanned
170
Lines analyzed
0
Review items
0
False positives ignored

Risk Factors

⚙️ External commands (6)
SKILL.md:33 SKILL.md:63-75 SKILL.md:75-79 SKILL.md:79-95 SKILL.md:95-99 SKILL.md:99-111
No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.
Audited by: codex View Audit History →
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DanielPodolsky. (2026). testing-gate security audit report (audit version 8) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/danielpodolsky-testing-gate/audits/8

BibTeX citation

@techreport{danielpodolsky-danielpodolsky-testing-gate-2026, author = {DanielPodolsky}, title = {testing-gate security audit report (audit version 8)}, institution = {Skillstore}, year = {2026}, number = {8}, url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/danielpodolsky-testing-gate/audits/8}, note = {Author version unspecified} }

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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: High
55
Architecture
85
Maintainability
87
Content
71
Community
83
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Mentor Junior Developers

Guide learners to explain what their tests prove before moving to code review.

Review Feature Readiness

Check whether a feature has meaningful tests for happy paths, edge cases, and errors.

Prepare Portfolio Projects

Help developers identify testing work they can discuss in interviews and project writeups.

Try These Prompts

Basic Test Check 
Use the testing gate for this feature. Ask what tests exist, what they prove, and whether any critical path is missing.
Improve Weak Tests 
Review these tests with the testing gate. Identify the weakest coverage area and suggest one practical improvement without blocking progress.
Stack-Specific Guidance 
Apply the testing gate to this project stack. Recommend suitable test types and one next test for the most important behavior.
Interview-Ready Assessment 
Use the testing gate to assess whether this feature has interview-ready testing evidence. Summarize strengths, gaps, and a concise interview talking point.

Best Practices

  • Ask for the most important test before judging overall coverage.
  • Tie feedback to observable behavior, not implementation details.
  • Suggest one realistic next test when coverage is missing or weak.

Avoid

  • Treating missing tests as a hard blocker when the gate defines warnings.
  • Accepting placeholder tests that do not verify real behavior.
  • Focusing only on coverage percentage without discussing critical paths.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this skill run tests automatically?
No. It guides review questions and feedback, but it does not execute test commands.
Can this skill block a feature from completion?
No. The skill is designed to warn and encourage, not to block completion.
What test types does it encourage?
It encourages happy path tests, edge case tests, error state tests, and critical flow coverage.
Is this useful for junior developers?
Yes. The prompts help juniors explain testing decisions and build repeatable testing habits.
Does it support specific frameworks?
It includes guidance for React, Next.js, backend APIs, and Python testing tools.
How should reviewers use the warnings?
Use warnings to document risk and suggest the next useful test, while still allowing progress.

Developer Details

License

MIT

Skillstore revision

r1

Version notice

The author did not declare a version.

Repository

https://github.com/DanielPodolsky/mentor-spec/tree/main/.claude/skills/gates/testing

Ref

34f316ba14ef36c7a620fc09f2676d2429997a77

Maintenance freshness

7/18/2026

Usage

5 downloads · 285 views

File structure

📄 SKILL.md